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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1954

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Local Items Children's Concert for Ambulance

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 6 March 1954 · page 2

Two small girls, Fay McDermott and Betty Graham raised £1/12/7 for the Wagga Ambulance at a backyard…

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Cricketer Hit in Eye by Ball

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 9 March 1954 · page 2

Mr. Alan McCormack was struck in the eye by a ball while playing in a cricket match at Leeton on Saturday and had to…

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“Full Cry” Caltex Theatre Play From 2LF

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 11 March 1954 · page 5

As police radios broadcast the escape of a criminal lunatic, John Mathias, 23, the wanted man is making his way…

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St. Patricks Concert Programme for Wed. next

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 12 March 1954 · page 2

Following is the programme for the St. Patrick's Night Concert to be presented in the…

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Far West Concert At Tumut

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 12 March 1954 · page 4

The Far West Children's Health Scheme concert party visited Tumut on Monday last when they presented a concert in the Monday…

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Teen-age ball plans

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 13 March 1954 · page 2

The Wagga High School Parents and Citizens' Association will this year organise a ball for the city's teen-agers for the first time…

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£6000 in Flood Appeal Response at Theatre

Daily Advertiser · Monday 15 March 1954 · page 2

An appeal to a pocked house at the Capitol theatre on Saturday night sky rocketed the Mayor's Northern Rivers flood relief appeal to on amount well over…

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Shamrock Dance

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 16 March 1954 · page 2

Tomorrow is St. Patrick's Day, and it's a great day for the Irish! It will be a great night for all who attend the…

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Successful Concert in Town Hall

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 17 March 1954 · page 2

Congratulations to the organisers last night's Flood Relief Concert, Dorothy Bennett and Molly Windred, and the artists…

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Convent Debutante Ball Tomorrow Night

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 18 March 1954 · page 4

The first of Tumbarumba's social functions of the season, the Convent Ball, will be held in the Memorial Hall tomorrow…

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St. Patrick's Night Concert Large Audience Enjoyed Programme

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 19 March 1954 · page 2

A highly enjoyable and entertaining programme was presented in the Showground Theatre, on Wednesday night last, for…

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The Baby of the Band

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 23 March 1954 · page 2

The Dagenham Girl Pipers played before the Queen at the Tivoli Theatre in Sydney. The girl pipers, numbering about 14, recently returned to England from a tour of Canada and the United States of America prior to their visit to…

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Wagga Band to Seek Loan for Instruments

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 23 March 1954 · page 2

The Wagga City Band will ask the Chamber of Commerce for a £200 loan for two years. A well-attended special…

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Urana St. Pat's Ball Up to Expectations

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 23 March 1954 · page 8

The St. Pat's night ball, held on Wednesday night last at Urana, was well up to expectations, and those concerned were well pleased…

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A.B.C. concerts

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 23 March 1954 · page 2

There is no doubt that this year really top-line musical stars will be featured in the A.B.C.'s Celebrity Concert series in Wagga. These include Isaac Stern (violinist) and Bela Sik[?] (pianist) both of…

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Plans for A.B.C. concerts now open

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 23 March 1954 · page 2

The A.B.C. advises that the box plan for its 1954 International Celebrity Concert Series in Wagga opened…

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St. Patrick's night concert Attractive and varied programme

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 23 March 1954 · page 2

The many lovers of Irish music at its best always look forward to the St. Patrick's night concert as…

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Police Ball to be held in Wagga

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 24 March 1954 · page 2

This year Wagga will have a Police Ball for the first time. The hall, which will feature…

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Catholic Ball Broadcast Sets Enterprising Idea

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 25 March 1954 · page 1

For the first time in Tumbarumba, the presentation of debutantes at a bail was broadcast over a radio station last Friday night, the function being the annual Catholic Ball…

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Six Debutantes Presented to Bishop of Wagga at Annual Catholic Ball

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 25 March 1954 · page 2

The annual Catholic Ball, held in the Memorial Hall last Friday night, set a high standard from an entertainment point of view, and the large crowd of patrons voted the function an outstanding success. The presentation…

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